A simply great DVD episode..echo Tom Barrister that Ed Begley steels the spotlight with fabulous facial takes and delivery. And some sharp writing helps -"Your honour, my wife sleeps on her back, as you know ."
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Judge for yourself!
balldave4 September 2020
Ed Begley steals the show
Tom_Barrister7 August 2015
Ed Begley had a long career on Broadway, in movies, and on television, specializing in dramatic roles. In this episode, Begley who won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 1962 for his role of Boss Finley in "Sweet Bird of Youth," and who had a notable role in the film "12 Angry Men," plays a harried judge in a small claims court who is obliged to deal with Rob's inadvertent attempt to turn a simple small-claims court case into an episode of "Perry Mason." He and Van Dyke play well off of each other, and his straight-reactions to Rob's bumbling make this one of the better episodes of the series.
Alvy Moore's portrayal of the man who misrepresented a sale to the Petries may have been a precursor to his later role of Mr. Kimball on "Green Acres."
Alvy Moore's portrayal of the man who misrepresented a sale to the Petries may have been a precursor to his later role of Mr. Kimball on "Green Acres."
Alvy Moore acts like he's Mr. Haney!
planktonrules12 December 2023
On "Green Acres", Alvy Moore played an affable but incredibly dumb and ineffective agricultural agent. However, during the course of "The Case of the Pillow", he acts just like Mr. Haney...the huckster.
Most of the episode occurs in a small claims courtroom. Rob is there because he's suing the man (Moore) who sold Laura some down pillows. Why? Because they aren't what he claimed they were...they are faux down pillows.
This episode you'll either love or you'll hate...or, like me, you are somewhere in between. Why? Because Dick Van Dyke WAY overacts and no one...no one on this planet behaves the annoying way he did in the episode. It's so irritating that I could imagine the judge throwing out Rob's case because of the way he behaves. It really should have been much more subtle...MUCH. It's still worth watching...just be forewarned.
By the way, if you do watch, you'll notice feathers floating about well before Rob opens the bag with the pillow.
Most of the episode occurs in a small claims courtroom. Rob is there because he's suing the man (Moore) who sold Laura some down pillows. Why? Because they aren't what he claimed they were...they are faux down pillows.
This episode you'll either love or you'll hate...or, like me, you are somewhere in between. Why? Because Dick Van Dyke WAY overacts and no one...no one on this planet behaves the annoying way he did in the episode. It's so irritating that I could imagine the judge throwing out Rob's case because of the way he behaves. It really should have been much more subtle...MUCH. It's still worth watching...just be forewarned.
By the way, if you do watch, you'll notice feathers floating about well before Rob opens the bag with the pillow.
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